The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-09
WORK ALMOST DONE.
THE ExrnAonDINAlY SESSION
OF tho Legislature to End at II O'CLOCK To.
dny-Ths Governor Talks lack 10 tho
Senators-The bribery InvsAtfgntton.
Senator Faulkner Ia On Hand,

islature got near enough out Of the woods
yesterday to decide to adjourn on Monday
at II AN. The Senate passed tho Legis.
latiye appropriation bill, and both honsea
agreed to Senate Joint Resolution 10, set.
ting forth that tho committee appointed
to investigate the management and condi.
ton Of the Hospital for tho Insane had
promised certain employees OF said insti.
tuition that they should not be diaturbed
In their positions because OF any testimony
they might give before said committee,
and that one Mrs. Sara Cain had tcstihed
and was discharged tho day following her
testimony was 90 given, and instructing
the Board Of Directors to inquire into the
matter, and If they find any employees
were dischAreed for said reason, restore
them to their places with pay from timo
Of their discharge.
SENATOR MlNEAR E1oNEIATEp.
The majority OF the committee appoint.
odto investigate Senator Dawson's charges
against Senator Minear and others yester.
day made the tollosins report to the Sen.
ate:
To The Senate Of Vest Virginia.:
Your committee sppolnted under res.
olution passed by the Senate on April %,
1887, with instructions to investigate and
report "whether improper mcans were
used or attempted 10 be used to influence
the vote Of any mombor Of the Senate
concerning the election OF IN United
States Senator" beg leave to Bubmit tho
following report: Tha. they have taken
the testimony Of all the witnesses pro.
duced, (seyerai others who were sum.
moned not appearing) and are Of the opin-
ion that the charge referred to in the reso-
luton Is not sustained by the evidence az
to the Hon. a. g. Miuear, or any other
member OF the Senate.
lSigned. }. b. soMMERvILLE,
s. L. FLoURNoY.
Mr.. Dawson refused to concur in this
report, and presented u minority one, the
adoption OF which he urged upon the SEN
ate. The membera rejected it, however,
and adopted the one given above. Senator
Dawson's report WAS US follows:
THE MINORITY REPORT.
While agreeing with that part OF the
report signed by Senators somme.ville
and Flourroy, thst the chsrgs is mot sua-
tanned" as 10 Senator A. g. Nfinear, I
must say that the evidences Of Senator J.
W. Morrison, jr., shows thut there was au
unsucc sssful attempt made Improperly to
influence his vote in the election OF u
United States Senator. The Senator go
understood it, and I cannot escaps that
conviction, and hence could not agree to
the report Of the majority. Ths evidence,
however, does not show that this attempt
We. made by or with the knowledge of
any candidate for United Statss Stnator,
and it showu the attempt WAS unsuccess-
full because Of Senator Morrison's hon
esty Of purpose and loyalty to his con-
victions Of duty.
The investigation was very uusatisfac.
tory in this, that the committee could have
no regular meetings, and when it did meet,
except on one occasion, there was no
stenosrapher to take down the evidence.
Tho committee was appointed on April
25th. Owing to the absence OF Senator
Mincar it could not hope TO meet till the
2S.h, which time was appointed. But it
did not meet till the afternoon OF the Both,
and then it would not have been able 10
proceed had it not been for the kindness
OF Senator Arnold, who consented to act
as stenographer. Another session was
held on Monday, May 2, and the commit
tee did not act together again till last
night MAY 81, when there waa no steuo-
graphsr and the evidence had to bs con-
densed in long hand. was ready at all
times to proceed, but the election OF an
United States Senator, and after that the
consideration OF the appropriation bills,
prevented the committee from proceeding
in that continuous manner desirable and
necessary in matter Of this kind. Five
witnesaes who were summoned failed to
attend. Respectfully,
W. N. o. DAWSON.